Nonstop flight route between Dillon, Montana, United States and Mogadishu, Somalia:
Departure Airport:
(45°15'19"N by 112°33'8"W)
Arrival Airport:
(2°0'48"N by 45°18'16"E)
Distance from DLN to MGQ:
8,899.57 miles (14,322.43 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Dillon Airport (DLN), Dillon, Montana, United States and Aden Adde International Airport (MGQ), Mogadishu, Somalia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,900 miles (or 14,322 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Dillon Airport and Aden Adde International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Dillon Airport and Aden Adde International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DLN / KDLN |
| Airport Name: | Dillon Airport |
| Location: | Dillon, Montana, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 45°15'19"N by 112°33'8"W |
| Area Served: | Dillon, Montana |
| Operator/Owner: | Beaverhead County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 5241 feet (1,597 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DLN |
| More Information: | DLN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MGQ / HCMM |
| Airport Name: | Aden Adde International Airport |
| Location: | Mogadishu, Somalia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 2°0'48"N by 45°18'16"E |
| Area Served: | Mogadishu, Somalia |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MGQ |
| More Information: | MGQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Dillon Airport (DLN):
- The furthest airport from Dillon Airport (DLN) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,660 miles (17,155 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Dillon Airport (DLN) is Bert Mooney Airport (BTM), which is located 48 miles (78 kilometers) N of DLN.
- Because of Dillon Airport's high elevation of 5,241 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at DLN. Combined with a high temperature, this could make DLN a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Dillon Airport (DLN) has 2 runways.
Facts about Aden Adde International Airport (MGQ):
- The furthest airport from Aden Adde International Airport (MGQ) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,824 miles (19,029 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
- The closest airport to Aden Adde International Airport (MGQ) is Baidoa Airport (BIB), which is located 138 miles (223 kilometers) WNW of MGQ.
- Additionally, the IOM has helped firm up on airport security by training 84 civil aviation, immigration, finance and customs department officers on proper border management and immigration protocol.
- The following year, due to security risks brought on by the resumption of fighting in the wake of the Ethiopian intervention, most civilian aircraft opted to land and depart from K50 Airport, situated about 50 km from Mogadishu in Lower Shabelle.
- In the 1970s, Somalia's then ruling socialist government enlisted its Soviet allies for major renovations to the ground's facilities.
- Aden Adde International Airport (MGQ) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 48.40 miles (77.89 km) N | Bert Mooney Airport (BTM) | Butte, Montana, United States |     |
| 2 | 65.34 miles (105.16 km) W | Lemhi County Airport (SMN) | Salmon, Idaho, United States | |
| 3 | 76.81 miles (123.61 km) ENE | Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport (BZN) | Bozeman, Montana, United States | |
| 4 | 77.26 miles (124.34 km) SSE | Dubois Municipal Airport (DBS) | Dubois, Idaho, United States | |
| 5 | 80.33 miles (129.27 km) ESE | Yellowstone Airport (WYS) | West Yellowstone, Montana, United States | |
| 6 | 95.92 miles (154.36 km) WSW | Challis Airport (CHL) | Challis, Idaho, United States | |
| 7 | 97.30 miles (156.59 km) NNE | Helena Regional Airport (HLN) | Helena, Montana, United States | |
| 8 | 106.47 miles (171.35 km) ENE | Mission Field (LVM) | Livingston, Montana, United States | |
| 9 | 122.66 miles (197.41 km) SSE | Idaho Falls Regional Airport (IDA) | Idaho Falls, Idaho, United States | |
| 10 | 136.39 miles (219.50 km) NNW | Missoula International Airport (MSO) | Missoula, Montana, United States | |
| 11 | 144.85 miles (233.11 km) SE | Jackson Hole Airport (JAC) | Jackson, Wyoming, United States | |
| 12 | 148.49 miles (238.97 km) SW | Friedman Memorial Airport (SUN) | Hailey, Idaho, United States | |
| 13 | 162.08 miles (260.84 km) S | Pocatello Regional Airport (PIH) | Pocatello, Idaho, United States | |
| 14 | 163.89 miles (263.76 km) NNE | Great Falls International Airport (GTF) | Great Falls, Montana, United States | |
| 15 | 168.49 miles (271.16 km) NNE | Malmstrom Air Force Base (GFA) | Great Falls, Montana, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,659.64 miles (17,154.99 km) S | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 10,647.97 miles (17,136.20 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 3 | 10,633.54 miles (17,112.98 km) SSE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 4 | 10,633.50 miles (17,112.91 km) SE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 5 | 10,621.79 miles (17,094.06 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 6 | 10,534.32 miles (16,953.30 km) SE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 10,453.24 miles (16,822.82 km) SE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,428.24 miles (16,782.58 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,334.79 miles (16,632.19 km) SE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,332.38 miles (16,628.32 km) SE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,318.26 miles (16,605.58 km) SE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,292.87 miles (16,564.73 km) SE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,279.79 miles (16,543.67 km) SE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,261.94 miles (16,514.94 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,240.54 miles (16,480.51 km) SSE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 138.26 miles (222.51 km) WNW | Baidoa Airport (BIB) | Baidoa, Somalia | |
| 2 | 208.13 miles (334.94 km) W | Bardera Airport (BSY) | Bardera, Somalia | |
| 3 | 257.92 miles (415.09 km) SW | Kismayo Airport (KMU) | Kisimayu, Somalia | |
| 4 | 295.92 miles (476.24 km) NNW | Gode Airport (GDE) | Gode, Ethiopia | |
| 5 | 320.14 miles (515.21 km) NE | Obbia Airport (CMO) | Obbia, Somalia | |
| 6 | 334.19 miles (537.82 km) NNW | Kabri Dar Airport (ABK) | Kabri Dar (Kabre Dare), Ethiopia | |
| 7 | 361.13 miles (581.17 km) NNE | Abdullahi Yusuf International Airport (GLK) | Galcaio, Somalia | |
| 8 | 389.91 miles (627.49 km) SW | Kiwayu Airport (KWY) | Kiwayu, Kenya | |
| 9 | 422.83 miles (680.47 km) SW | Manda Airport (LAU) | Lamu, Kenya | |
| 10 | 426.66 miles (686.65 km) WSW | Garissa Airport (GAS) | Garissa, Kenya | |
| 11 | 439.45 miles (707.23 km) WNW | Moyale Airport (MYS) | Moyale, Ethiopia | |
| 12 | 440.12 miles (708.30 km) WSW | Hola Airport (HOA) | Hola, Kenya | |
| 13 | 444.62 miles (715.55 km) WNW | Neghelle Airport (EGL) | Negele Boran, Ethiopia | |
| 14 | 475.09 miles (764.59 km) NW | Ghinnir Airport (GNN) | Ghinnir, Ethiopia | |
| 15 | 505.54 miles (813.58 km) NW | Robe Airport (GOB) | Goba, Ethiopia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,824.41 miles (19,029.49 km) SSE | Atuona Airport (AUQ) | Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 11,393.90 miles (18,336.67 km) SSE | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 11,332.00 miles (18,237.05 km) SSE | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 11,300.88 miles (18,186.96 km) S | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 11,279.47 miles (18,152.50 km) SE | Manihi Airport (XMH) | Manihi, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 11,271.39 miles (18,139.49 km) SE | Ahe Airport (AHE) | Ahe, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 11,259.93 miles (18,121.05 km) SSE | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 11,248.94 miles (18,103.37 km) SSE | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 11,213.56 miles (18,046.43 km) SE | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 11,213.06 miles (18,045.63 km) SE | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 11,212.04 miles (18,043.98 km) SSE | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 11,206.08 miles (18,034.39 km) SE | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 11,147.66 miles (17,940.37 km) SE | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 11,132.02 miles (17,915.20 km) SE | Mataiva Airport (MVT) | Mataiva, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 11,114.80 miles (17,887.49 km) S | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |